"Foot?" Li Juzheng took the lead in asking, his tone was a little unkind, give him some time, and he will defeat that northern genius, Yang Mei exhaled.

"In Xia Chenyuan, a native of Jiangning."

Li Qi smiled: "I don't know what Brother Tai has to say." "Gestures, suave.

"I look at the comparison between the two, it's very interesting, I don't know when I can divide the winner and loser in this way, I'm just a little learned, I've heard of a couplet, please help the two to solve the doubts, the answer is the winner, how?"

Li Juzheng was about to object, Li Qi seemed to see through Chen Yuan's mediation, although he was conceited, he didn't want to offend the talented people in the north, so he said first: "Okay, Brother Chen is going to listen to it." He said this, and Li Juzheng couldn't object.

Since you want to mediate, you will naturally find the eternal absolute, Chen Yuan thought for a while, and said: "Li Guang shoots the tiger, although the bow is strong, the stone is harder. ”

This is an allusion, Li Guang went out to hunt, saw the grass in the stone, thought that the tiger and shot it, the middle stone did not have a arrowhead, and the stone was also seen. Because of the re-shooting, it will not be able to re-enter the stone. The couplet says that Li Guang shoots a tiger, and the bow is very good, but he can't shoot through the stone, and the first two words form the third word, which is extremely difficult to match.

Li Qi is full of knowledge, at first glance he doesn't think the couplet is difficult, but after thinking about it, he understands the wonders. Frowning and thinking about it, he couldn't answer.

Li Juzheng and Zhang racked their brains, naturally they couldn't think of an answer, and arched their hands to say that they couldn't answer, so even if the two sides were tied.

"Brother Chen has the answer." Li Qi asked with a smile.

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I'm begging you for clarification." In fact, he has it in his heart, he is not here to show off, just to resolve the fight, so he naturally doesn't want to say it.

At this time, the rain stopped, and Zhang Ju arched his hand towards Chen Yuan, grateful for the help, and then left. The pilgrims continued to light incense and burn as if nothing had happened.

The sun rises again, and the Nanjing Mansion washed away the dust washed away by the drizzle, like a new life, shining in the sun.

Chen Yuan went out of Jiming Temple, and he was not busy returning to Jiangning, strolling on Xuanwu Street. The shops were open, and on both sides of the street, steaming stalls were set up, and the stall owners shouted loudly to solicit business. The people who rushed to the dock and the market were bustling and lively, a busy scene.

Chen Yuan walked slowly on such a street with a smile on his face. I enjoyed the street scene very much, and I didn't feel that it was noisy at all, on the contrary, the life full of fireworks gave people infinite hope. Every time I go to such a market, I feel that everyone is trying to live an active life. No matter what kind of time and space they are in, what kind of environment they are in, everyone lives tenaciously like weeds.

Listening to the shouting, Chen Yuan didn't feel a little hungry, looked at it, and walked into a noodle stall. At this moment, there have been a lot of merchants such as walking feet, or wharf coolies to eat near this noodle stall, the stall has set up a shed, put three tables, a few stools, has been full, many people holding coarse porcelain bowls squatting and snoring to eat noodles.

"Hey, guest, let's eat a bowl of noodles, authentic green onion noodles, come and take a seat." The stall owner was a thin old man, and when he saw Chen Yuan coming, the old man hurriedly greeted him.

Chen Yuan was still hesitating, seeing that it was overcrowded, it was estimated that it was worth the money, and he was not taboo about these places, but if he didn't sit, he couldn't squat and eat like them. The old man quickly wiped the stool with a cloth towel, and the old man said with a smile: "Come, come, sit here, guests, please."

Chen Yuan smiled calmly and turned his head to sit down, and a sweaty merchant holding a sea bowl to eat on the side complained loudly: "Old Zheng Tou, you said that there is no seat, why do you have a seat when this person comes?" Is it a bully? ”

Lao Zheng Tou scolded with a smile: "Can you compare with others? This son has an elegant bearing, and he will be an official in the imperial examination in the future. You don't know a single word, and you have been a coolie all your life like an old man, can you compare? ”

In the Battle of Jingjing, how many scholars were killed. In the later period, Yongle felt that there was a lack of talents, and vigorously advocated reading, so he had a very high status among folk readers.

This greatly stimulated Chen Yuan, should I go back and study hard.

The merchant pouted and said, "Do you want to be a big official?" Not necessarily. How did you know he would be able to get in? If you want to make a sycophant, it is better to give your daughter to this son. ”

Before Lao Zheng could speak, the blue girl garden surrounded by broken flowers on the stove opened her eyes and said, "Tie Guan Li, can't the hot noodles burn your mouth?" People didn't offend you, why did you curse people for not being able to pass the imperial examination? Besides, who I am going to marry, I don't care what you do. ”

The man named Tie Guan Li didn't care, he seemed to be used to joking, and waved his chopsticks and said: "You have to get it, count me wrong, but Lian'er, still listen to my advice, your father is not reliable at all, he always introduces you to readers, and those people have a lot of flowers." I think my family is still well-born, straight, and hard-working. ”

The girl rolled her eyes and said, "Then you get married." ”

"That's my son, what do I marry, phew, forget it, sooner or later you will understand, and you will be abandoned by the scholars." I couldn't help but mutter.

"What did you say?" The girl couldn't listen to it anymore, she crossed her waist with one hand, scooped up a spoonful of hot soup garden, opened her apricot eyes and made a gesture to splash, and the iron crutch Li hid far away in three steps and two steps, and didn't dare to approach anymore.

The people around laughed, and Chen Yuan also laughed, this Tie Guan Li is also so direct, he is so direct as a matchmaker, he has a bad mouth, he curses other girls, can people be willing. Looking at the girl again, she looks delicate, much more beautiful than his girlfriend in his previous life.

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Actually, what Tie Guan Li said is good, I am only half-baked when I read. There is no end to learning, and some people will not be able to pass the imperial examination in their lifetime, which is also a common thing. ”

"Childe, you are modest, who doesn't know that you scholars are the Wenqu stars in the sky."

But some people muttered in a low voice: "Come to eat here with Lao Zhengtou, if you want to come to your family, you are not well-off, and you are a scholar, pay attention to it." ”

"Nothing, be quiet."

Chen Yuan naturally heard these words, but he didn't care. When he was stationed in the village, he carried relief rice up the mountain, dug ditches, and extinguished fires.

"Childe, your Yangchun noodles." After a while, the girl came up with a bowl of steaming noodles and looked at him prettyly, with slightly thick lips adding a bit of joy.

The aroma was overflowing, although Chen Yuan was hungry, but he pulled up his chopsticks and didn't eat the clear oil and green onion noodles.

The girl didn't know what was wrong, so she patiently asked, "Guest, is it unappetizing?" I'll change another bowl for you. ”

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "Girl, don't you have any chili peppers?" ”

"Chili?" The girl was stunned, and then looked at her father.

Lao Zhangtou was also at a loss, shook his head and said: "Childe, the old man lives four out of fifty, and he has never heard of the 'chili pepper' thing." ”

It turns out that chili peppers were only popular in the Yunnan-Guizhou region during the Qing Dynasty, and no one ate them before.

Chen Yuan thought about it, he had to find this thing in the future, as a Sichuan person, he was not happy. But I didn't think that this was a business opportunity, and the people of the Ming Dynasty, who were used to eating clear soup and little water, suddenly gave them chili seasoning, and they really didn't necessarily adapt.

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Forget it." "I ate it immediately, the noodle restaurant is good, and it has a bit of taste.

When he was eating, he felt that someone was looking at him, but when he looked up, he saw that it was the girl, and wondered: "Girl, is there something wrong?" ”

The girl didn't blush, and said with a smile: "Scholars are different, and they eat so quietly." ”

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "I'm pretending to be a scholar, maybe the next time the girl sees me, I'll plant rice in the field." ”

The girl pursed her lips and smiled: "In that case, I will go and bring water to my son." ”

This is said bluntly, send water, that is only sent by his own daughter-in-law, in Daming, the reader either thinks that the noodle girl is frivolous and insulting, or he is ashamed of his face, Chen Yuan came in the 21st century, and he joked a lot, but he felt a little more close.

Chen Yuan nodded seriously: "That feeling is good." ”

The girl changed the subject: "Eat more, so that you have the strength to study." Reading costs brains, and you must be well fed. Also, don't stay up late, stay up late and hurt your body. The girl nodded and spoke, glanced at Chen Yuan meaningfully, turned around and went back to the stove to get busy.

Chen Yuan said while eating: "Thank you, girl." ”

Seeing the envious glances of those merchants, many of them were young guys, Chen Yuan said in his heart, the identity of a scholar is really useful.

Just as he lowered his head to eat noodles, he was suddenly stunned.

He saw a kind old woman coaxing a child with a few sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes, if the official is not in charge of the people, it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes, right. Chen Yuan slapped his head, hurriedly checked out, and ran towards the pair of ancestors and grandchildren.